Taxonomic review of the genus Ponyalis Fairmaire, 1899 (Coleoptera, Lycidae), with descriptions of six new species from China Author Fang, Chen https://orcid.org/0009-0005-0483-8446 Key Laboratory of Zoological Systematics and Application, School of Life Sciences, Hebei University, Baoding 071002, China Author Yang, Yuxia 0000-0002-3118-6659 Key Laboratory of Zoological Systematics and Application, School of Life Sciences, Hebei University, Baoding 071002, China Author Yang, Xingke 0000-0003-3676-6828 Hebei Basic Science Center for Biotic Interaction, Hebei University, Baoding 071002, China Author Liu, Haoyu 0000-0003-1383-5560 Key Laboratory of Zoological Systematics and Application, School of Life Sciences, Hebei University, Baoding 071002, China text ZooKeys 2024 2024-05-31 1203 325 354 journal article 10.3897/zookeys.1203.120166 8B648676-1798-4BE3-8AFE-E5B09D7C2FB7 Genus Ponyalis Fairmaire, 1899 Diagnosis. Body length 9.5–15.0 mm, brown to black, pronotum red or black, elytra uniformly red but sometimes black at margins. Head small, hemispherical eyes prominent. Antennae flabellate in males, while serrate in females; antennomere I abruptly widened near base and nearly globular or flattened dorsally, II very short, III nearly triangular, IV – X triangular to lamellate, IX slender. Pronotum subquadrate, with all margins almost straight. Elytra flat to weakly convex, subparallel-sided, usually wider in female than male; each elytron with four primary and five secondary longitudinal and many transverse costae, elytral cells mostly squared, sometimes strongly transverse. Male genitalia robust, phallus long and present with a pair of lateral thorns apically, more or less projected distad at apical margin, internal sac usually invaginated, with only apex exposed, which is a slender or thorn-shaped tube, sometimes hardly visible. Included species. P. alternata ( Pic, 1927 ) , P. cincinnatus Kazantsev, 2002 , P. chifengleei Kazantsev, 2002 , P. daucinus Kazantsev, 2002 , P. dolosa ( Kleine, 1924 ) , P. fukiensis ( Bocak, 1999 ) , P. gestroi Pic, 1912 , P. gracilis ( Bocak, 1999 ) , P. himalejica ( Bourgeois, 1885 ) , P. ishigakiana ( Nakane, 1961 ) , P. klapperichi ( Bocak, 1999 ) , P. laticornis Fairmaire, 1899 , P. nigrohumeralis ( Pic, 1938 ) , P. oshimana ( Nakane, 1961 ) , P. quadricollis ( Kiesenwetter, 1874 ) , P. sichuanensis ( Bocak, 1999 ) , P. tryznai ( Bocak, 1999 ) , P. variabilis Li, Pang & Bocak, 2015 ., P. longicornis sp. nov. , P. truncata sp. nov. , P. dabieshanensis sp. nov. , P. hainanensis sp. nov. , P. quadricollimima sp. nov. , P. zhejiangensis sp. nov. Distribution (Fig. 1 ). China ( Henan , Shaanxi , Gansu , Anhui , Zhejiang , Hunan , Jiangxi , Hubei , Fujian , Guangdong , Hainan , Guangxi , Chongqing , Sichuan , Guizhou , Yunnan , Xizang ), Korea , Japan , Vietnam , Myanmar , Laos , Thailand , India . Distribution map of Ponyalis in the world. Key to the males of <taxonomicName id="2BFECB44BA5F1D0C2A4CC8C67F30A1F5" authorityName="Fairmaire" authorityYear="1899" class="Insecta" family="Lycidae" genus="Ponyalis" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus"> <emphasis id="D608B17DFB7D8E16D1489856B8554F79" italics="true">Ponyalis</emphasis> </taxonomicName>
1 Male antennomere IV present with a long lamella, which is ≥ 2.0 × longer than joint itself and extending from middle of the joint (e. g., Figs 2 C , 8 A, C ) 2
Male antennomere IV triangular, or present with a short lamella, which is no longer than joint itself and extending from apex of the joint (e. g., Figs 2 A , 4 A ) 6
2 Elytra orange 3
Elytra red (e. g., Fig. 2 C ) 4
3 Pronotum bicolored, with a pale brown patch in center of disc; antennal tubercles pale brown; China (Taiwan) (Fig. 1 ) P. dolosa ( Kleine, 1924 )
Pronotum uniformly orange; antennal tubercles red; China (Taiwan) (Fig. 1 ) P. daucinus Kazantsev, 2002
4 Phallus strongly projected distad at apical margin (e. g., Figs 3 D, E , 9 A, B ) 5
Phallus nearly straight at apical margin (Fig. 9 D, E ); China (Anhui) (Fig. 1 ) P. truncata sp. nov.
5 Male antennomere III with outer apical angle barely protruding laterally (Fig. 8 A ); phallus arched at apex in dorsal and ventral views (Fig. 9 A, B ); China (Anhui) (Fig. 1 ) P. dabieshanensis sp. nov.
Male antennomere III with outer apical angle strongly protruding laterally (Fig. 2 C ); phallus narrowly rounded at apex in dorsal and ventral views (Fig. 3 D, E ); China (Zhejiang, Jiangxi, Fujian, Guangdong) (Fig. 1 ) P. fukiensis ( Bocak, 1999 )
6 Male antennomere I nearly globular, elytral cells mostly squared (e. g., Fig. 10 A, B ) 7
Male antennomere I flattened dorsally, elytral cells transverse (e. g., Figs 6 A , 7 A ) 9
7 Pronotum uniformly black; phallus strongly projected distad at apical margin and narrowly triangular at apex in ventral view ( Bocak 1999 : fig. 76); China (Sichuan) (Fig. 1 ) P. tryznai ( Bocak, 1999 )
Pronotum bicolored, black with bright red margins; phallus barely projected distad at apical margin and widely triangular at apex in ventral view (e. g., Fig. 11 B ) 8
8 Lamella of male antennomere IX 2.5 × as long as joint itself (Fig. 10 C ); China (Sichuan) (Fig. 1 ) P. longicornis sp. nov.
Lamella of male antennomere IX 1.5 × as long as joint itself; China (Sichuan) (Fig. 1 ) P. sichuanensis ( Bocak, 1999 )
9 Pronotum uniformly red or bicolored and at least bright red at margins (e. g., Fig. 7 C, D ) 19
Pronotum uniformly black (e. g., Figs 2 A, B , 7 A, B ) 10
10 Elytra bicolored, at least black at humeri (e. g., Fig. 7 A, B ) 11
Elytra uniformly orange red or brownish red (e. g., Fig. 2 A, B ) 12
11 Phallus moderately widened at middle part in ventral view (Fig. 5 G ), weakly bent dorsally in lateral view (Fig. 5 I ); China (Henan, Shaanxi, Gansu, Hunan, Hubei, Sichuan) (Fig. 1 ) P. nigrohumeralis ( Pic, 1938 )
Phallus strongly widened at middle part in ventral view ( Kazantsev, 2002 : fig. 19), obviously bent dorsally in lateral view ( Kazantsev, 2002 : fig. 20); China (Taiwan) (Fig. 1 ) P. chifengleei Kazantsev, 2002
12 Lamella of male antennomere VI longer, ≥ 1.8 × longer than joint itself (e. g., Fig. 6 A ) 13
Lamella of male antennomere VI shorter, ≤ 1.3 × longer than joint itself (e. g., Fig. 2 A ) 18
13 Elytra orange-red, primary costae as strong as secondary ones 14
Elytra red to brownish red, primary costae much stouter than secondary ones (e. g., Fig. 6 A, B ) 15
14 Antennal tubercles with reddish spots posteriorly; phallus strongly widened at basal part and acute at apex ( Kazantsev 2002 : figs 25, 27); China (Taiwan) (Fig. 1 ) P. cincinnatus Kazantsev, 2002
Antennal tubercles uniformly black; phallus barely widened at basal part and arched at apex ( Bocak 1999 : fig. 75); China (Taiwan) (Fig. 1 ) P. gestroi Pic, 1912
15 Phallus projected distad at apical margin (e. g., Figs 9 G, H, J, K , 11 G, H ) 16
Phallus nearly straight at apical margin (Fig. 5 A, B ); China (Zhejiang, Jiangxi, Fujian), Korea (Fig. 1 ) P. klapperichi Bocak, 1999
16 Phallus narrowly rounded at apex (Fig. 11 G, H ); China (Hainan) (Fig. 1 ) P. hainanensis sp. nov.
Phallus arched at apex (e. g., Fig. 9 G, H ) 17
17 Phallus hardly widened at basal part in dorsal and ventral views (Fig. 9 J, K ); China (Chongqing) (Fig. 1 ) P. quadricollimima sp. nov.
Phallus moderately widened at middle part in dorsal and ventral views (Fig. 9 G, H ); Japan (Fig. 1 ) P. quadricollis ( Kiesenwetter, 1874 )
18 Lamella of male antennomere X slender and even in width, trunk of VIII 2.8 × longer than width in the middle; Japan (Fig. 1 ) P. oshimana ( Nakane, 1961 )
Lamella of male antennomere X broader and tapering distad, trunk of VIII 1.9 × longer than width in the middle (Fig. 2 A ); China (Guangxi), Vietnam (Fig. 1 ) P. alternata ( Pic, 1927 )
19 Elytra ≥ 5.5 × longer than pronotum (e. g., Figs 4 D , 12 A ) 20
Elytra ≤ 5.0 × longer than pronotum (e. g., Fig. 4 A – C ) 21
20 Anterior margin of pronotum straight (Fig. 4 D ); phallus bisinuate at lateral margins in dorsal and ventral views (Fig. 3 J, K ); China (Hunan, Fujian) (Fig. 1 ) P. gracilis ( Bocak, 1999 )
Anterior margin of pronotum arched (Fig. 12 A ); phallus arcuate at lateral margins in dorsal and ventral views (Fig. 11 D, E ); China (Zhejiang) (Fig. 1 ) P. zhejiangensis sp. nov.
21 Elytral primary costae much stouter than secondary ones in whole length (e. g., Fig. 7 C, D ) 22
Elytral primary costae nearly as strong as secondary ones (e. g., Figs 4 A – C , 6 C, D ) 23
22 Phallus with> 45 ° angle at apex ( Bocak 1999 : fig. 74); Japan (Fig. 1 ) P. ishigakiana ( Nakane, 1961 )
Phallus with <30 ° angle at apex (Fig. 5 J, K ); China (Hunan, Hubei, Guizhou) (Fig. 1 ) P. variabilis Li, Bocak & Pang, 2015
23 Pronotum present with a large black patch, extending to anterior and posterior margins; elytral width at humeri 1.5 × wider than posterior margin of pronotum (Fig. 6 C, D ); China (Yunnan), Vietnam, Myanmar (Fig. 1 ) P. laticornis Fairmaire, 1899
Pronotum unicolored, or present with a dark brown to black patch in center of disc, but never extending to anterior or posterior margin; elytral width at humeri 1.2–1.3 × wider than posterior margin of pronotum (Fig. 4 A – C ); China (Yunnan), Vietnam, Myanmar, Laos, Thailand, India (Fig. 1 ) P. himalejica ( Bourgeois, 1885 )